14. Online and Offline P2V C onversion s Online conversion uses VSS to convert the physical server to a virtual machine while the operating system and applications are running on the physical server Offline conversion uses Windows PE to convert the physical server to a virtual machine while the operating system and applications are not running on the source server
Presentation: 75 minutes Lab: 40 minutes After completing this module, students will be able to: Create and deploy new a virtual machine using various sources. Describe and perform physical-to-virtual (P2V) conversion. Describe and perform virtual machine conversion and migrations. Describe and perform cloning of virtual machines. Required materials To teach this module, you need the Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® file 10215A_05.ppt. Important It is recommended that you use PowerPoint 2002 or a later version to display the slides for this course. If you use PowerPoint Viewer or an earlier version of PowerPoint, all the features of the slides might not be displayed correctly. Preparation tasks To prepare for this module: Read all of the materials for this module. Practice performing the demonstrations and the lab exercises. provides detailed steps for the demonstrations are provided in the course companion CD. Work through the Module Review and Takeaways section, and determine how you will use this section to reinforce student learning and promote knowledge transfer to on-the-job performance. Make sure that students are aware that there are additional information and resources for the module on the Course Companion CD.
Teaching Tip Briefly introduce the module ’s content. Explain to students that this module will deal with deployment and creation of virtual machines using the various techniques that the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 R2 makes available . Discuss with students which tools they have used previously for creating new virtual machines. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Present the lesson’s content. Tell students that they can create new virtual machines in VMM using several different methods. Also, emphasize that some additional attributes, such as host rating, can influence the process of virtual machine placement. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Briefly present a list of operating system s supported as a guest. Explain to students that this list does not mean that they cannot install other operating system within the Hyper-V ™ environment , but r ather , that this list shows the operating systems that Microsoft supports when running in virtual environment. Explain Integration Services, and the main benefits of using Integration S ervices. E mphasize that I ntegration S ervices provides better integration between a host and guest operating system . Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip This topic should introduce students to a concept of deploying virtual machine s using VMM. You should tell students that they can create a new virtual machine by using standard methods , like in Hyper-V Manager, but that the cap abilities of VMM are much wider. Discuss the available sources for deploying virtual machines. Define briefly what the Library is, but do not provide too much detail , as a separate module discusses l ibraries. E mphasize that P2V conversion, virtual-to-virtual ( V2V ) conversion , and cloning are additional ways to deploy new virtual machine s . Descibe some usage scenarios for each of these methods : F or example, you will use blank a virtual hard disk if you want to have full flexibility when creating a new virtual machine , and when you want to install a new operating inside a virtual machine . On the other hand, using template as a deployment source will allow you to deploy virtual machines with unified configuration. Question for Discussion Question: Why do you have to use SysPrep.exe when deploying new virtual machine from existing resources? Answer: You should generalize the system with Sysprep before using it as a template for new systems, so that you can avoid identity duplication. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Explain the concept of host rating , and e mphasize that using host ratings is especially useful in environments with several physical hosts. By using host rating , you can optimize virtual machine placement and also use resources equally on each host. Be sure to explain to students that host rating is only a recommendation when they are performing placement manually. However, in automatic placement , it can be deciding factor for virtual machine placement. Question for Discussion Question: In which scenario you should change host rating calculation? Answer: For some specific usage scenarios, if you want to prioritize one hardware component over another, you should customize the host rating calculation. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Virtual machine placement is a process of selecting a host (or volume) when a new virtual machine is deployed or migrated from another host. Be sure to explain to students that decisions made during the placemet process are especially important when automatic placement is in use. They also should be aware that they must configure a default path on a host. Explain i ntelligent p lacement and how it works. At the end of this topic, define the host compatibility check as a new feature of VMM 2008 R2 and as one more attribute that they should consider during the placement process. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Show students how to create new virtual machine by using blank hard disk. After you create a machine, place it on a host, and then in a l ibrary. Explain to students that you are placing machine in a l ibrary in order to be able to deploy it from a l ibrary in next demonstration. Demonstration steps: Start the New Virtual Machine wizard 1.On NYC-HOST1 open SCVMM Admin Console . 2.Click the Virtual Machines tab. Customize the virtual machine settings 1.In the Actions pane, click New virtual machine. 2.In the New Virtual Machine wizard window, on Select Source page, click Create the new virtual machine with a blank virtual hard disk , and then click Next . 3.On the Virtual Machine Identity page, in Virtual machine name box, type TESTVM . 4.In the description box type: Virtual machine for testing purposes , and then click Next . 5.On the Configure Hardware page, review the available options, but do not make any changes, and then click Next . 6.On the Select Destination page, click Place the virtual machine on a host , and then click Next . Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Choose a host for placement 1.In the Select Host page, click NYC-HOST1.contoso.com . Browse to tabs Details , Rating Explanation , and SAN Explanation , show the notes in these tabs, and then click Next . 2.On the Select Path page, type E:\\VM , and then click Next . 3.On the Select Networks page, click Next . 4.On the Additional Properties page, review the available options, and in the Operating system drop-down box, select 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise , and then click Next . 5.Review the content on the Summary page, click View Script , and then in the Notepad window, review the cmdlets that will execute to complete these tasks. 6.Click Create . 7.Review the warning in Jobs window, and then close the window. 8.Click Virtual Machines tab. 9.Expand All Hosts , expand Test , and then click NYC-HOST1 . Store a virtual machine in the VMM library 1.In the central pane, right-click TESTVM , and then select Store in library . 2.On Select Library Server page, click NYC-HOST1.contoso.com , and then click Next . 3.On Select path page, click Browse . 4.Click MSSCVMMLibrary , and click Ok , and then click Next . 5.On the Summary page, click Store . 6.After the job completes, close the Jobs window. 7.Click Library tab. 8.Ensure that TESTVM appears in Library. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Demonstration steps: Navigate to the library in VMM Admin Console In the Virtual Machine Manager window, click the Library tab. Deploy the virtual machine from the library to NYC-Host2 1.Right-click the TESTVM virtual machine in the central pane, and then select Deploy . 2.On a Select Host page, select NYC-Host2.contoso.com , and then click Next . 3.On the Select Path page, type E:\\VM , and then click Next . 4.On the Select Network page, click Next without making changes. 5.On the Summary page, click View Script , and review the cmdlets that will execute. Close the Notepad window. 6.Click Deploy . 7.Review warning in the Jobs window, and then close the window. 8.Click the Virtual Machines tab, and then select the NYC-Host2 server. 9.Ensure that TESTVM appears in the center pane. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Give a high level overview of this topic . Emphasize that P2V conversion can be a complex process , so it is very important to plan for it in detail. Ask students if they have used methods to convert physical machines prior to this lesson . If time permits, discuss some alternative technologies to achieve similar result s , such as making an image of source machine and deploying it via W indows® D eployment S ervices and others. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Define P2V conversion. Discuss the P2V process and its benefits , and explain how it works. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Discuss the requirements for the source and destination computer. Mention that prior to starting a P2V conversion, the administrator should determine if hardware - management software is installed on the source computer. If so, you should remove it before starting P2V. Failure to do so can result in a service failure or errors when the operating system boots after conversion. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Explain the difference between Online and Offline conversion modes . Also, be sure to emphasize the process difference s during conversion for each. Discuss some usage scenarios for each mode, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each approach. Tell students that offline conversion is the only choice if data consistency between the physical and virtual (converted) system s is crucial. On the other hand, if they consider service availability more important, then online conversion is a better solution. Question for Discussion Question: What is the main benefit of using Offline conversion versus Online conversion? Answer: Data consistency is a main benefit, because you cannot change data on the physical machine during the Offline conversion process. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Try to make this topic a discussion, as much as possible. Present some of the most common usage scenarios for P2V, and then discuss some additional scenarios and some real-life examples from students’ environments. E mphasize that not all host are equally good candidates for virtualization, and that some system s should stay on physical hardware (such as highly utilized databases, etc.) Question: Can you propose any additional usage scenarios for P2V conversion? Answer: Answers may vary depending on the environments within which students are working. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip This topi c should give a high - level overview of the tools that you can use to assist in choosing candidates for P2V conversion. You should not provide too much detail , because other modules cover these topics. The main goal of this topic is to explain the purpose of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (M AP ) Toolkit and System Center Operations Manager 2007 ( SCOM ), and the differences the between these utilites. Be sure to explain to students that SCOM integrates with VMM and that it can provide more features (such as PRO Tips) to the virtualization environment than MAP. MAP is a free reporting tool that can be very useful prior to performing P2V. Questions for Discussion Question: What is the difference between using Operations Manager 2007 and MAP for P2V scenarios? Answer: The MAP toolkit is for using when you are planning the P2V conversion process. You typically use it before P2V conversion actually happens, while you can use SCOM to xmonitor VMM behavior proactively and make some decisions. Additionally, SCOM stores over a year of performance and health data which means you can get a true idea of the performance trends of any machine over an extensive period during P2V planning, simply by running a report. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Discuss these considerations. Emphasize the importance of drivers during the P2V process, especially during the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) phase in offline conversion. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Present the content of this lesson. Give a high - level overview of this module’s topic , and explain the main reasons for performing V2V conversion and for virtual machine migration. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Explain what is V2V conversion. Explain scenarios of usage, and describe VMWare , virtual machine conversion , and v irtual s erver c onversions . Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Discuss the requirements for V2V conversion. Emphasize that you should understand these requirements before beginning the conversion process. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Explain that in VMM , there are three ways to perform a V2V conversion depending on the location of the VMware virtual machine . Describe the reasons for using each of these methods , as well as the benefits and drawbacks. Discuss what is the most appropriate way to perform a conversion in the students’ real-life environments. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Demonstration steps: Before starting this demonstration, you must complete the following steps. 1.On NYC-Host1, click Start , and in the Search box, type E:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Learning\\10215A\\Labfiles\\VMWare\\ , and then press ENTER. 2.Copy Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition.vmx and SEA-APP-01.vmdk . 3.Click Start , in Search box type C :\\Programdata\\Virtual Machine Manager Library Files , and then press ENTER. 4.Right-click on the empty space, and then click Paste . 5.Close both Windows Explorer windows. 6.Restore Virtual Machine Manager. 7.In Library view, click NYC-HOST1.contoso.com , and then in the Actions pane, under Library Server , click Refresh . 8.Verify SEA-APP-01 is listed in the details pane. Select the VMware virtual machine from the library In Library view, click VMs and Templates , in the details pane, and then click SEA-APP-01. Complete the Library Actions Convert Virtual Machine wizard 1.In the Actions pane, click Convert virtual machine . The Convert Virtual Machine wizard appears. 2.On the Select Source page, click Browse . 3.The Select Library Resources dialog box appears. Click SEA-APP-01 , click OK , and then click Next . 4.On the Virtual Machine Identity page, accept the defaults, and then click Next . 5.On the Virtual Machine Configuration page, accept the defaults, and then click Next . 6.On the Select Virtual Machine Host page, accept the defaults, and then click Next . 7.On the Select Path page, accept the defaults, and then click Next . 8.On the Select Network page, in the Virtual Network list, select Internal Network , and then click Next . 9.On the Additional Properties page, accept the defaults, and then click Next . 10.On the Summary page, review the configuration, and then click Create . Will fill in when we have the names. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Test the functionality of virtual machine 1.The Jobs window appears. Verify the completion of V2V conversion. 2.In Virtual Machine view, in the details pane, click SEA-APP-01 . 3.In the Actions pane, under Virtual Machine , click Start . 4.Verify that SEA-APP-01starts in Details view. 5.In the Actions pane, under Virtual Machine , click Save state . 6.In the Virtual Machine Manager dialog, click Yes . 7.Verify that SEA-APP-01saves the state, and provides an option for you to Discard state in the Actions pane. 8.In the Actions pane, under Virtual Machines , click Start . 9.Verify that SEA-APP-01starts in Details view. 10.In the Actions pane, under Virtual Machine , click Stop . Module 4: Managing Security Course 2786B
Teaching Tip Explain that using virtual server-based virtual machines in a Hyper-V/VMM environment is possible with less modifications than in V2V conversion. Be sure that students understand that the process of importing a virtual machine in Hyper-V must be performed manually, while VMM has an automated procedure to import these VMs and to make the necessary modifications. Discuss the changes in virtual machine management between Virtual Server and VMM by using the slide’s key points. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip This topic discus se s moving virtual machines between virtual host s and storage locations. Be sure to explain these concepts to students , but do not provide too much detail regarding Quick and Live Migrations , because a later module details these topics. However, devote more time to Quick Storage Migration, because it is new technology in the R2 version. Question for Discussion Question: For which scenarios is QSM useful? Answer: QSM is useful if you want to migrate virtual machine files to another storage location without changing a host that is currently hosting a virtual machine. Other methods, such as Quick or Live Migration also relocate virtual machine from one host to another. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Discuss the methods to migrate virtual machine between host s . Be sure that students understand the Migrate storage action, and also the benefits and drawbacks of using the drag-and-drop approach. Do not discuss high availability in this topic as another module covers it in detail. Cover migration aspects more from a planned migration scope and less from a failover. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Discuss the considerations and limitations in the process of migrating virtual machines. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Demonstration steps Make a new folder for virtual machine 1.On NYC-Host1, use Windows Explorer to create a new folder on the E drive, and name it VM-Migrated . 2.If required, open the System Center Virtual Machine Manager Administration Console . Migrate virtual machine storage from SCVMM console 1.Click the Virtual Machines tab. 2.Select the TESTVM virtual machine. 3.In Actions pane, click on Migrate storage option. 4.In Migrate Virtual Machine Wizard on the Select Path page, click the Browse button next to the Virtual machine Path box. 5.Browse to the E drive, select the VM-Migrated folder, and then click OK 6.Select the option Add this path to the list of default virtual machine paths on the host . 7.Click Next . 8.On the Summary page, click View Script button to review the cmdlets that will be execute to perform the migration. 9.Click Move . 10.Close the Jobs window when the job is complete. 11.Using Explorer , navigate to E:\\VM-Migrated , and then verify that the virtual machine is migrated. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Present the content of this lesson. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Describe virtual machine cloning. Make clear the distinction between this process and other processes for creating new virtual machines s. Be sure to explain usage scenarios for virtual machine cloning. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Teaching Tip Describe and discuss the considerations and limitations for virtual machine cloning. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Demonstration steps: Demonstration steps: Run the New Virtual Machine wizard 1.Click the Virtual Machines tab, and then select the TESTVM virtual machine. 2.In the Actions pane, in the Virtual Machine Manager Administrator Console, click Clone . Perform cloning 1.On the Virtual Machine Identity page, configure the following: Virtual machine name (required). Type ClonedTESTVM . Description (optional). Type a description for the new virtual machine, such as Cloned virtual machine for testing purposes . Owner (required). The owner must have a domain account in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Type Contoso\\Administrator . 2.Click Next . 3.On the Configure Hardware page, review the available options, but do not make any changes, and then click Next . 4.On the Select Destination page, click Store the virtual machine in the library , and then click Next . 5.On the Select Library Server page, click Next . 5.On the Select Path page, click Browse , select the MSSCVMMLibrary , and then click OK . 6.Click Next . 7.On a Summary page, review the configuration settings. To change the settings, click Previous . To begin creating the virtual machine, click Create . Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
In this lab, students will: C reate and deploy new virtual machines using various methods. P erform a V2V conversion from a precreated VM w are virtual machine. Exercise 1 In this exercise, students will create a new virtual machine from scratch, and will store that machine in the VMM l ibrary . Exercise 2 In this exercise, students will create a new virtual machine template , and then store it in the Library. Students then will create and deploy a new virtual machine based on that template . Exercise 3 In this exercise, students will perform a V2V conversion. Before the students begin the lab, read the scenario associated with each exercise to the class. This will reinforce the broad issue that the students are troubleshooting and will help to facilitate the lab discussion at the end of the module. Remind the students to complete the discussion questions after the last lab exercise. Note: The Course Companion CD provides the lab exercise answer keys. To access the answer key, click the link located at the bottom of the relevant lab exercise page. Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Review questions: Question: You have created a new virtual machine that you will use as a base for creating other virtual machines. What is the next thing you should do to make it available for creating other virtual machines? Answer: You must c reate a new template in the library, based on the virtual machine. Question: When you create new virtual machine from a template, what information do you have to provide? Answer: You must provide the machine name, administrator password, product key, and network information . Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A Review Questions 1. In which scenarios is it beneficial to deploy using the virtual machine template? Answer: If you want to deploy multiple virtual machines with same settings, but with different identities, you can you deploy using the virtual machine template. 2. In which scenarios should you not perform P2V conversion? Answer: You should not perform P2V if you have operating systems that do not support P2V conversion. Also, highly utilized databases, and application and mail servers, typically are not good virtualization candidates. 3. Which methods can you use to perform a V2V conversion? Answer: You can make a conversion directly from the ESX host. You also can perform a conversion from the Library and from the file share location. 4. What is the main difference between Live Migration and Quick Storage Migration? Answer: In Quick Storage Migration, the virtual machine changes the storage location, but not necessarily the host on which it was running. How can you do virtual machine cloning? Answer: You can clone a virtual machine from the SCVMM Admin Console. However, you should stop the machine, and you should not run the cloned machine at the same time and on the same network as original machine.
Common Issues and Troubleshooting Tips Issue: Virtual machine cannot be placed on a host. Tip: Make sure that the host has enough resources. Make sure that the host is in trusted domain. Make sure that the host is managed by VMM. Make sure that the host is accessible to VMM. Issue: Host rating does not give expected results. Tip: Change host rating metrics to accommodate the needs of the specific environment. Issue: You cannot perform P2V conversion in online mode. Tip: Operating systems on source machine does not support online conversion. Try to use offline conversion . Issue: You cannot perform V2V conversion. Tip: Not all the necessary files are provided. Version of VMware virtual machine is not supported. Machine is not turned off. Real-World Issues and Scenarios Scenario 1: Your organization has decided to retire its legacy VMware ESX hosts and convert the virtual machines on these hosts to Hyper-V. Your organization does not use VMM to manage the VMware hosts. Question: Is it possible to perform V2V conversion in this case? Scenario 2: All virtual machines except one, ACCT3, for the Accounting department of your organization are located on VMware hosts. ACCT3 is located on a Hyper-V host. The Accounting department is charged back for all VMware maintenance costs and you would like to move ACCT3 to a VMware host. Question: Can you use VMM to migrate SEA-ACCT3 from a Hyper-V host to a VMware host? Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Course 10215A
Best Practices Supplement or modify the following best practices for your own work situations: Use the VMM library for deploying virtual machines. Convert underutilized physical servers to virtual machines. Convert virtual machines from other supported virtual platforms to Hyper-V to consolidate the virtual environment. Use cloning for testing purposes, to replicate your production virtual environment. Tools VMM Admin Console Hyper-V Manager MAP
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